Nicole is 2!

I can't even believe my little girl is 2! She seems so grown up, learning new things every day and talking my ear off. Nicole loves to sing and dance. She's a big fan of Mickey Mouse and Curious George. She's so smart, understanding emotions like "sad" and "happy", and she knows that Daddy has to go to work. She loves to be outside playing on her slide and running around. Her favorite food right now is mac and cheese and she asks for it about every meal. She is by far the most righteous in the house, always saying impromptu prayers and reading the scriptures any chance she gets. She's my little buddy and I'm so lucky that she's mine.

Her birthday was a lot of fun this year because we've been reading books about birthdays, and she understands that it's a special day. We started it off bright and early by taking some balloons into her when she woke up. She was so excited! She kept saying, "My balloons" and "It's Nikki's birthday!"


I took Nicole to the Please Touch Museum in the morning to celebrate. We had so much fun painting and playing. Nicole loved going down the slide and playing with the dolls in the hospital. And of course, she always loves shopping in the grocery store. Here's my favorite shot of the day.


Alex came home a little early so we could do cake and open presents. Nicole thought ripping off that wrapping paper was pretty fun. She couldn't even eat any of her birthday cake because she was too excited to play with her new toys.


Family shot with the birthday girl. Happy Birthday, Nicole! We love you!

Memorial Day Weekend

Alex's sister Beth came down from New York to visit on Memorial Day and Nicole played and played with her all day long. I think she was a bit exhausted by the end of it all! Nicole got to try so many new things out this weekend:

Riding a bike

Playing t-ball

Playing in her new swimming pool

Sparklers!

Hanging with Auntie Beth

And my favorite picture of the weekend